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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1879

Page

3

Laying Out Dove Street Ordered. Beacons Hill Reservoir Aids East Boston

Street Commissioners approve Dove street improvements from Blue Hill avenue to Cherry street at the Highlands amid contractor delays. Health officials seek swift action on Charlestown flats delays. Police hear Conductor Charles F Jordan case. no punishment due to mitigating factors. Gen Averill and Col Craig visit Mayor Prince, West Point ties recalled. Beacon Hill reservoir reopens to aid Cochituate water supply. engineers face head pressure challenges. Lamps committee grants three month trial for gasoline lamps amid odor and outages concerns. Gas terms with Brookline Gas Company set. city threatens oil substitution. Police urge enforcement of explosive sale ordinance. stores selling cartridges to minors face fines.

Dove Street Blue Hill Avenue Cherry Street Highlands Charlestown Health Department Charles F. Jordan Middlesex Horse Railroad Jordan W. W. Averill New York William Craig Colorado Mayor Prince West Point Averill Virginia Beacon Hill East Boston Highland Brighton Brookline Gas Company

Accidents Reported Across Cambridgeport and City Streets

A series of Tuesday accidents left several residents injured. Davis, 60, of Cambridgeport, fractured wrist and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Mary Lynch, 36, fell from a shed roof and broke her left wrist, attended at home. Joseph Logan, 263 North Street, was shot in the left leg during a street altercation and treated at City Hospital. Martin McDermont fell fifteen feet into a sewer on Dorchester Avenue, severely injuring back and shoulder. paralysis threatens his condition. Timothy Fogley, 8 Haynes Street, helped to launch a steamer when he fell, fracturing a knee and suffering head injuries. Richard Kelley, 22, fell from a Red Line coach, suffered leg fractures and bruises, attended at City Hospital. Charles Ryan, Tremont Paint Works, injured forearm and other injuries when pulled over a shaft. All were treated at local hospitals.

Davis Cambridgeport Massachusetts General Hospital Mary Lynch Middlesex Street Joseph Logan North Street Fleet Street Logan City Hospital Martin McDermont Cherry Street Roxbury Dorchester Avenue Timothy Fogley No. 8 Haynes Street Harding Grand Junction Wharf Boston Richard Kelley Washington and Northampton Streets Charles Ryan North Lewis Streets Tremont Paint Works Batterymarch Street

Highland Women Suffrage Club Urges Voter Education

The Highland Women Suffrage Club calls on women to exercise the right to vote for School Committee, stressing education of children and public service. The group notes September 15 assessment deadline and invites all interested to a meeting September 1 in Kennedy Building. A list of prominent supporters is dated.

Highland Women Suffrage Club Highlands Kennedy Building Mus E. Eaton Eliza Cutter E. Burrell Vic E. Agnes Burke Clara J. Whitcomb A. M. Lougee Nathaniel J. Bradlee Charles K. Dillaway Donald Kennedy Joseph L. Brigham David W. Williams Klias Hook W. H. Kilby Er. E. Hale Henry M. King A. J. Patterson F. K. Stratton C. C. Carpenter Abiel Silver Henry A. Martin M. D Joel Seaverns

Plan to save Appleton Temporary Home urges new 50 member board

Tremont Temple delegates on June 20 recommend replacing the current leadership with a fifty member board of management and appointing trustees to hire a superintendent. They urge public fundraising for relief from financial hardship while preserving the endowment and continuing treatment of alcoholic diseases. The committee also recommends immediate resignation of the current superintendent in gratitude for years of service.

Appleton Tremont Temple A. D. Kingsbury A. H. Stanley Joseph W. Tapiey Charles A. Hevey

Hotel ad leads to failed con as three men lose cash

A Boston hotel man spots an ad offering an advance ticket agent post to a man with $100 cash. A detective visits incognito, confirms suspicion, leaves. Later three youths each hand over $100 to the advertiser who then disappears, leaving police and a furious detective.

Boston Oston

Body of Dorchester boy washed ashore identified

The protector reports a boy’s body found at Hull matching Charles Brigham 11 of Dorchester. He vanished when Coolidge Barnard’s cat-rigged Dream capsized off Long Island July 16 during a squall. others were rescued by the steamer Stamford but the boy was not.

Protector Hull Charles Brigham Dorchester Coolidge Barnard Dream Long Island Stamford

Moonlight regatta delights 16000 at South Boston yacht event

A moonlit South Boston Yacht Club regatta drew about 16 000 spectators as Higgins Ninth Regiment Band played from the Atlantic House stand. Boats Lydia Adams Violetta Chiquita Bella and others raced from Cow Pasture Bar to buoy 7 and back, with Violetta winning both actual and corrected times.

City Point South Boston Cow Pasture Bar Bury Fort Independence Messrs William Morris W. H. LaField F. S. Wright A. K. Roberts C. T. Haley James Charwick F. G. Cooley Dove Lydia Adams Chiquita Violetta Bella R. Disbrow M. J. Driscoll Colburn

Father in law shoots at runaway daughter arrest follows

William Murphy 54 years old hunted for his daughter Sarah 16 after she ran away two weeks earlier. He and Officers Shaw and Wharfs located her at 14 Prospect Street and Murphy drew a revolver toward the girl before being restrained and jailed at Station 3. The daughter escaped into the street.

William Murphy Warrenton Street Sarah Murphy Prospect Street Shaw

Thief Uses Fish Hook Rod to Steal at Boston Custom House

A snatch thief at Boston Custom House drew \$165 from a cashier's counter by thrusting a fish-hooked walking stick through the public opening. The man fled with the money while the cashier faced away, prompting a warning for tighter protection of cash desks.

Boston Custom House Frothingham

Boston Saloon Fight Ends with Window Toss

About 10 oclock Tuesday evening Frank D Hammond and Charles D Sargeant argued in a Border street saloon East Boston. Sargeant struck Hammond with a tumbler wounding the nose. They fought in the street. Hammond threw Sargeant through a Decatur and Border street window. Sargeant and Hammond were arrested by Station 7 officers.

Frank D. Hammond Charles D. Sargeant Border Street Boston Sargeant Hammond Decatur Border Streets Station 7

Fire Damages East Boston Harness Shop and Nearby Buildings

Fire alarm 7.59 Tuesday sounded for a blaze in a wooden building at 187 Sumner Street East Boston. Harness maker George M. Strong suffered $200 in damage uninsurable. owner George B. Thurston of Chelsea saw about $100 damage. John Cooper's carriage factory behind the site sustained about $250 damage, fully insured, with the fire starting from sparks from a forge.

Sumner Street Boston George M. Strong Strong George B. Thurston Chelsea John Cooper Cooper’s

Fatal Accident at 513 Commercial Street

At 5 50 P M Tuesday John Restelle a carpenter was hoisting empty hogsheads when the hook gave way and the load fell on his head breaking his neck He died en route to Massachusetts General Hospital despite a final effort His widow and several children live at 41 Auburn Street His body was taken to Grove Street Morgue.

John Restelle Commercial Street Massachusetts General Hospital Auburn Street Grove Street

Endowment Policy Payment Offers Longer Coverage Than Ordinary Life Plan

The Union Mutual endowment policy at age 30 costs $238 100n across ten payments to secure 19 years 220 days of insurance. In comparison the ordinary life plan for the same age costs $227, giving 18 years 236 days of coverage.

Union Mutual

Keene Driving Club Opens Three Day Meeting

Keene N H July 29 The opening day of the Keene Driving Club three day meet drew fair attendance trotting times include a New Hampshire best on a half mile track Knox Boy clocking 2 27 in the second heat of the 2 26 race Purse events featured 3 00 class with 250 prize and 2 26 class with 300 purse list of entrants and results given for Dickard Volunteer Girl Columbus Jr and Knox Boy among others with subsequent races scheduled for tomorrow

Keene N. H Keene Driving Club Knox Boy New Hampshire A. Woodward G. Dickard H. G. Smith B. m James A Columbus, Jr William D. Richards B. G. Loafer John R. Farnum B. m. Ordhee Ee R.C. Dickinson Ns Ch. Secceesee S. Wilhiam G. Knox Boy A. Johnson

Fire alarms and blazes sweep multiple cities

Reports from Concord Junction Ohio and Vermont describe fires in industrial and farm settings. A gas house fire at Concord Junction Prison yard was quickly suppressed with help from convicts. Cunningham starch factory in Vincennes burned causing substantial losses and unemployment. A Libby's Mills barn fire followed by a dwelling and sheds blaze in Libby’s Mills. John Dewey's Barnston residence and three barns also burned. A Clinton Woolen Mill picker room fire in Bean Hill caused several thousand dollars in damages.

Concord Junction Mass Cincinnati Gazette James A. Cunningham Vincennes Ind Derby Line J. Gove Libby’s Mills John Dewey Barnston Quebec Norwaich Conn Clinton Woolen Bean Hill

Lynn Shoemakers Strike Over Half-Cent Wage Increase

All lasters at Luther 8 Johnson shoe factory on Exchange street walked out Tuesday morning seeking a half cent more per pair. C A Coffin & Co lasters also strike due to a middleman margin. Laster workers at Spinney and Breed have secured an advance.

Suffolk County James Ward Boston Charles 8. Perley Lynn Ward George R. Browning Westborough Henry Thielberg William E. Wheelock Mr. Eddy John Hopkins New Bedford S. Higgins & Co Norwich Conn Committee of Investigation Loring & Reynolds High Street Maurice M. Fitzgerald Dry Epings Meridian Street East Luther Johnson Exchange Street C. A. Coffin & Co B. F. Spinney Francis W. Breed

Junk dealer W Penny injured in street accident

William Penny a junk dealer, driving through Indiana place, was thrown from his wagon when his horse shied. He was treated by Dr Henry P Shattuck and taken to his home. He could speak but was paralyzed. doctors fear neck vertebrae or skull base fracture and expect death.

William Penny No. 119 South Street Indiana Place Penny Henry P. Shattuck Harrison Avenue Kneeland Street

Disabled Soldier Robbed After Leaving Boston Pension Office

Martin A. McNamara, a disabled veteran living at Togus Maine, traveled to Boston and collected 543 for his pension. After debts and purchases, he had 333 left and bought a ticket to Utica New York. He slept in a liquor saloon near Station 4 and awoke to find all his money gone.

Martin A. McNamara Boston Togus Utica N. Y Station 4

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